Archive for Data, research & reports

You know your credit report is important, but other companies also
collect information on you—and you have a right to see those reports

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Understanding how financial institutions work with people who have limited
proficiency in English

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Over the last few years, many credit card and other companies have begun
to offer consumers free access to their credit scores

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CFPB and our Office of Servicemembers Affairs are
honored to recognize our nation’s servicemembers, veterans, and their families
this Veterans Day

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This month’s 50-state report shows that servicemembers are more likely to submit complaints about some financial products compared to non-servicemembers, such as debt collection, but are less likely than non-servicemembers to submit complaints about other products, such as mortgages

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CFPB Director Richard Cordray has published a response to recent
criticisms  of the Bureau’s arbitration rule,
which stops consumer finance companies from using arbitration agreements to
block consumers from joining together to seek relief for industry wrongdoing

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We are launching a research pilot in collaboration with Credit Karma to
improve understanding of consumer financial well-being

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OIder borrowers across the
United States are increasingly affected by student loan debt, according to our
research

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According to a new CFPB
report, at-risk student loan borrowers are struggling with repayment, even with
options to help them available

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